Class of 1997 Ritter von Trapp

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CLASS OF 1997 RITTER VON TRAPP

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The badge shows the Insignia of the Austro-Hungarian Submarine service, indicating the Class Namesake the Lieutenant-Commander Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp (1880-1947). During World War I one of the Most Wellknown Austro-Hungarian Submarine Comamnders, his SMU 5 did on 25 April 1915 sank the French Armoured Cruiser Leon Gambetta. To day He is perhaps better known from the Musical Sound of Music.